"Arlo Guthrie said it best when he remarked that that all around the world,
people long for freedom and democracy - ''words America's got holidays
for.''
..."
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/186/living/Lauper_Pops_like_fire_and_thunder_in_concert%2b.shtml

"This is the quintessential American experience. We have all
these different people from everywhere around the world all
hanging out together and getting along together. That's what
it's all about, isn't it?'' Guthrie said.
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/186/region/Independence_Day_celebrated_wi:.shtml

"Mellow transition no sweat for Arlo"
Guthrie captivates in Vail concert
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,78%257E62952,00.html

"40 years of folk"

"The Philadelphia Folk Festival celebrates a milestone. It's "sort of like going to camp," says longtime
participant Arlo Guthrie.
...
..."

http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/08/24/weekend/FOLK24.htm

last week arlo was in the berkshire eagle. he was nominated as one of the 53 points of light in berksshire county. there was the usual promo pic and a short article about the guthrie center.

Cool & congrats baby! You are our Point of Light!

"Arlo Guthrie continues support of Farm Aid because he admires its mission and founder"
http://www.starnews.com/print/articles/arlo28.html

"...
Guthrie, the only musician to speak at a morning rally of farmers, provided an
emotional, flag-waving moment with Steve Goodman's City of New Orleans.
Arlo also played a fitting rendition of Woody Guthrie's Pretty Boy Floyd, a
tribute to a Depression-era outlaw who gave money to cash-strapped farmers. We
learned that back then, as now, you can be robbed with a fountain pen.
...
The televised portion of the concert began with an all-star jam of This Land Is
Your Land. Although some technical glitches marred the moment, Guthrie tellingly
did justice to his father's masterpiece, and Neil Young grabbed his prescribed verse
and rocked it."

http://www.starnews.com/print/articles/slindq30.html

"Arlo Guthrie: america's native son"
by Dr. Sorah Dubitsky
http://www.miraclejourneys.com/MJ%20C%20Articles.htm
(scroll down a bit)

"The glow of lineage"
Arlo Guthrie and his family remind us we're all just human
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/Chico/2001-09-06/review.asp

a link to the article that Candide mentioned a while back:
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/vip/default.asp?filename=guthrie&adfile=ads9

lead-in page: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/vip/default.asp

"Keeping folk traditions alive"

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie, billed on his Web site as "everyone's favorite folk singer," is an ongoing, positive
presence in the Berkshires.

The Guthrie Center and the Guthrie Foundation, located in the former Trinity Church in Housatonic of
"Alice's Restaurant" fame, were founded in 1991 and provide community programs as well as a fine
venue for weekly folk music performances. Guthrie Center programs have included meditation and
prayer, transportation services for those in need, a blood pressure clinic, an arts program for
institutionalized children recovering from abuse and a lecture series.

The Guthrie Foundation, a not-for-profit educational foundation, was formed to help preserve
traditional music, stories, dance and spiritual practices.

The Concert Series at the Trinity Church, now concluding its second year, keeps local and global
traditions of folk and acoustic music alive and well.

Guthrie's Rising Son Records has its headquarters on North Street in Pittsfield.

Guthrie resides in the town of Washington with his wife, Jackie.

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"Folk in a time of war"
Arlo Guthrie finds Sept. 11 has shed new light on old songs
By CASEY SEILER, Entertainment editor
First published: Thursday, November 8, 2001
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyKey=69373&BCCode=E&newsdate=11/8/ 2001

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Here is a GREAT review of the show Mr. Guthrie did in my town of Troy NY at the Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy. I saw the show myself, and it was wonderful, my very first Arlo Guthrie concert!!! (I'm only 22, LOL)
Before I paste the review, I also would like to say thank you to Mr. Guthrie for signing my t-shirt, and signing autographs for everyone else after a long show! You keep Folk alive n' kickin' Mr. G. and believe me, a Nation is grateful<img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/tiedye.gif" width=17 height=17> You are greatly needed, espcially in times like these...oh k, now here's the review:

Arlo offers 3 hours of feelin' good
By MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times Union
First published: Sunday, November 11, 2001

Music Review (From the Times Union (Albany NY)

TROY -- The wit and wisdom of Arlo Guthrie is a good thing to have around in these uncertain times.

Friday night, Guthrie turned the Troy Music Hall into his living room, and a mighty big one at that.

First things first -- he said, "Hi, it's nice to be here,'' and he sounded like he meant it.

Then, he proceeded to regale the audience with funny yarns about his career, sweet memories of his dad, Woody Guthrie, and a little advice for how to get through "this thing'' -- as he kept referring to the amalgam of terrorism and war and such -- together. He introduced members of his family-centered band. He sang a few songs too, and, of course, he got the crowd to sing a few too.

It was nice to be there with him.

Guthrie opened with a lilting and gorgeous "Chilling of the Evening'' from his 1967 debut "Alice's Restaurant.'' Despite it being so close to Thanksgiving, Guthrie didn't do the epic "Alice,'' but no one seemed to mind. It left room for other stories and songs -- three hours of them, in fact.

His band -- which on Friday included son Abe, daughter Sarah Lee and son-in-law Johnny Irion -- backed him rock attitude and folk feel, and more importantly they knew when to get out of his way (when dad wanted to play by himself on the piano).

He knew when to get out of there's too, and he graciously let everybody who wanted a turn have one. Sarah Lee offered up a fine take of Hoyt Axton's "Hand Me My Guitar.'' ("It's in the key of A,'' she said, "Hey, my name starts with an A!,'' dad shot back exuberantly.) Johnny knocked out a great country rock original, dubbed "DC-9-er,'' about taking a plane to meet his sweetie in Fargo on a cold February night. And Abe's band, Xavier, played a slick pop number called "Strangers.''

When he wasn't chatting in that amped-up Arlo style, Guthrie doled out a curious mix of stuff, including the Elvis Presley hit "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You,'' a Cisco Houston-style "St. James Infirmary,'' Bob Dylan's "When The Ship Comes In'' and even a little snippet of "Old Shep,'' which was part of the introduction to his warped kids' song "Me and My Goose.''

Guthrie was at his best, though, with a scattered bunch of numbers that reflected his worried-but-still-joyful mind-set.

His own "Patriot's Dream'' was moving, and a sing-along of his dad's "This Land Is Your Land'' was all you'd expect it to be. But Woody's "The Sinking of the Reuben James'' (with its chorus asking "What were their names?'') and the old anti-war ballad "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream'' were the evening's brightest spots, musically, emotionally and politically.

In introducing the latter, Guthrie was ever the smiling sage, saying, "I think we'll get through this thing OK, and I hope we get back to enjoying sunsets and watching kids grow up -- the important stuff -- real soon.''

The apple, needless to say, doesn't fall very far from the tree.

MUSIC REVIEW

ARLO GUTHRIE

When: 8 p.m. Friday.

Where: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 7 State St., Troy

The Crowd: The almost-full house reflected Arlo's gang on stage, with plenty of his baby boomer peers and many folkie kids who get what all the fuss was about the first time.

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes.
thank youText

Just thought I'd let everyone know of an article that is posted on www.msnbc.com/news about Arlo. It's under the Living/Travel header and is the sixth headline down from the top.
Peace

Ters, thanks! That's a good article. I'm going to send it to our symphony as a big hint that they should keep up with the others and ask Arlo to perform with them.